The hard drive is fast enough for most tasks. Data can be read with about 27 MB / s and writes at 21 MB / s (tested with Teracopy and NTFS formatting under Windows XP). Practically, this means that you must plan to copy a DVD movie with 5 GB on the disk about 4 minutes. Manufactures you a backup of his notebooks with 100 GB and stores it on the plate, you have to expect about 1.5 hours. Other hard drives are up to three times as fast, but then also need a separate power supply, are bigger and louder.
The drive is powered through the USB cable with power, a power supply can not be connected. It has a Micro-USB port instead of the usual mini-USB port. Appropriate cables are available from several manufacturers, but are much less common than the usual mini-variant. The board itself is a cable that fails quite short with about 30 cm.
The USB port of the plate is quite shaky and not directly connected to the housing. But if one does not use brute force, you should not get broken him. Other connections have not the plate.
In addition to the micro-USB port on the back there is a matt-white operation lamp. It lights up when the drive is powered on and blinks while transmitting files. It is relatively dark and interfere even in dark rooms barely.
The plate is not completely silent, but quieter than the Betriebsgeräuch of most notebooks. It is thus practically inaudible.
Conclusion:
The speed is good, the processing is not perfect, but ok. The scope of supply is limited to the absolutely necessary. Those looking for a mobile, relatively fast and yet silent plate with no frills this is the place. Ultimately decide the price here.
